This problem occurs on different versions of Windows operating systems (7-10), on different versions of Illustrator CC (CC-CC2018), it seems that it is chaotic. It is unclear why this happens, on what it depends. This is very unpleasant and uncomfortable (( ... View more

Hi, Daniel! The script doesn't select something directly. And it should work even if all the objects are locked and/or hidden. The error occurs always on random files or on some specific files? Could you give me your files at which error occurs? And what you Illustrator and OS version? Thanks! ... View more

This is the simple function to embedded all palced items in the active document: embedRasters(); function embedRasters() {   var d          = activeDocument;   var rasters    = d.placedItems;   var rastersLen = rasters.length;   for (var i = rastersLen - 1; i >= 0; i--) {     var raster = rasters;     raster.embed();   } } ... View more

Hi, info@danielberkmann.com​! How many files you want to open at one launch of the script? New   File after opening and taking actions immediately close, right? And open the next. New New What to do with the file after make changes? Save in the same folder or save to another folder so the original is left unchanged? Or...? ... View more

Hi, kg93420415 If you have not more 12 frequently used scripts, you can make that prefixes to script names: 1, 2.... -, =. Then you can invoke the scripts like this: Alt>F>R>your script prefix. I'm use that "feint ears" some time. But now I came to the conclusion that it is much more convenient to use a separate scripts panel. Why not? But since you are not interested, then I wish you success in further researches. ... View more

Silly-V, did you try make an action and run it through script? What will be action behaviour? Perhaps the bug bound with third party software? Doubtful, but probable. What the same software (like keyboard switchers that may generate some funny and strange bugs) in your Mac and Windows? ... View more

Hi, kg93420415​! ScriptUI ceased to support the font settings for widgets with version CC2014 Probably they want you to quickly switched to HTML / CSS / JS Extension Panels ... View more

Hi, robertouell ! You may try my extension panel – that born from topic that Silly-V​ was wrote above – now I just updated it to suit your needs Short demo video Repository Installation zxp file Install using ZXPInstaller ... View more

padmanabanp_IndCbe​, hi! Are you try this simple code in main.js file? (function() {   'use strict';   var csInterface = new CSInterface();   init();   function init() {     themeManager.init();     csInterface.setWindowTitle("Images");   } }()); And what of your Illustrator version? ... View more

just make a copy of the file (or maybe, I do not understand what you want )) )? ... View more

I think that behaviour of event handlers and function Window.show() - it's a norm for Illustrator ExtendScript. The blue color of the last pushed button does not a bug - it's a feature of the Illustrator cc2017 ! ... View more

I think it's a good questions to Adobe developers ... View more

I'm few simplified the code: without changing the logic I removed unnecessary levels of nesting use the reverse iterators (for objects that moved) simplify the regexp declared variables and simplify some variable names Now it is better to read. Should work. Run it in ESTK and catch the errors: //@target illustrator read_create(activeDocument.layers); function read_create(lays) {   var lay_i, txt_i, x, y, xx, xy, count, txtFramesLen, t, t1;   for (lay_i = 0; lay_i < lays.length; lay_i++) {     if (lays[lay_i].locked) lays[lay_i].locked = false;     if (lays[lay_i].name != "NUMBER") continue;     var theGrp = lays[lay_i].pathItems;     for (var i = theGrp.length - 1; i >= 0 ; i--) {       if (theGrp.pathPoints.length != 8)  continue;       if (!theGrp.stroked || !theGrp.filled)  continue;       var strkColor     = new CMYKColor();       strkColor.cyan    = Math.round(theGrp.strokeColor.cyan);       strkColor.magenta = Math.round(theGrp.strokeColor.magenta);       strkColor.yellow  = Math.round(theGrp.strokeColor.yellow);       strkColor.black   = Math.round(theGrp.strokeColor.black);            if (!(Math.round(theGrp.strokeWidth * 25.4 / 72 * 10) / 10 == 0.3 &&         strkColor.cyan == magentaColor.cyan &&         strkColor.magenta == magentaColor.magenta &&         strkColor.yellow == magentaColor.yellow &&         strkColor.black == magentaColor.black)) {         continue;       }       x            = Math.round(theGrp.pathPoints[1].anchor[0]);       y            = Math.round(theGrp.pathPoints[3].anchor[1]);       xx           = Math.round(theGrp.pathPoints[5].anchor[0]);       xy           = Math.round(theGrp.pathPoints[7].anchor[1]);       count        = 0;       txtFramesLen = lays[lay_i].textFrames.length;       for (txt_i = txtFramesLen - 1; txt_i >= 0; txt_i--) {         var text_frame = lays[lay_i].textFrames;         if (!text_frame[txt_i].contents.match(/[A-Z][0-9]{1,3}$/)) continue;         t  = Math.round(text_frame[txt_i].anchor[1]);         t1 = (Math.round(text_frame[txt_i].anchor[0]));         alert(text_frame[txt_i].contents);         if (!(t1 > xx && t1 < x)) continue;         if (!(t > y && t < xy)) continue;         var newGroup  = lays[lay_i].groupItems.add();         newGroup.name = text_frame[txt_i].contents + ":";         text_frame[txt_i].moveToBeginning(newGroup);       }            theGrp.moveToBeginning(newGroup);     }   } } ... View more

Try to use reverse loop sorting of items, like this: for (var i = collection.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {   var obj = collection;   // some actions } ... View more

Give me your .ai-files where this doesn't working. What your OS? Are you use my unmodified version of script from this post ​? I'm tested it in cc 2017 - with multiple (and multiple and multiple...) sub-layers ... all layers and sublayers recolored by script. I'm don't know why you have a problem with. ... View more

Hmm, now I'm executed the script after breaking symbols – it works in CS5. What exactly isn't working? New Updated But this is only an example of recursion. And what exactly do you want, I do not know. ... View more

I think now I'm not understand what is needed and what targets... %\ Perhaps will answer the one who understood. I need more detailed and simple description of your workflow. ... View more

If rewrite the function in your first post: try {   duplicateAndMoveMesh(selection[0]); } catch (e) {   alert(e); // something errors case } function duplicateAndMoveMesh(sel) {   var msg = 'Select Gradient Mesh object and run script again';   if (!_isTextMode() && !_isNoSel()) {     if (sel.typename == 'MeshItem') { // mode editing objects, something selected       // do something with mesh       var dpl = sel.duplicate();       dpl.translate(sel.width + 10, 0, true, true, true, true);     }   } else if (_isTextMode() && !_isNoSel()) { // mode editing text, something is selected     alert(msg);   } else if (!_isTextMode() && _isNoSel()) { // mode editing objects, nothing is selected     alert(msg);   } else if (_isTextMode() && _isNoSel()) { // mode editing text, nothing is selected     alert(msg);   }   function _isTextMode() { // mode editing text     return typeof selection.contents == 'string';   }   function _isNoSel() { // nothing is selected     return selection.length === 0;   } } ... View more

Maybe I misunderstood something... for example: if (selection[0].typename == 'MeshItem') // true or false Is not that what you want? ... View more

In JavaScript 'function is a value'. This functions return values of type Boolean (all function that name begins to 'is' must returns boolean value); Function is not a variable, it's a Object of class Function, but when function completed it becomes the returned value. In this case boolean true or false. Like that... ... View more

StrongBeaver , you want to catch the event, at the time when the user has selected something by a Selection Tool? New Or run a script that checks which object is selected at the time of launch? Using Illustrator ExtendScript perhaps only the second variant. ... View more

when selection.typename == 'TextRange'; // true ... View more

test 'what is selected' (function selectionCases() {   if ( _isTextMode () && _isNoSel () ) {     alert ( 'mode editing text, nothing is selected' );   } else if ( _isTextMode () && !_isNoSel () ) {     alert ( 'mode editing text, something is selected' );   } else if ( !_isTextMode () && _isNoSel () ) {     alert ( 'mode editing objects, nothing is selected' );   } else if ( !_isTextMode () && !_isNoSel () ) {     alert ( 'mode editing objects, something selected' );     alert (selection[0]);   }    function _isTextMode () { // mode editing text     return typeof selection.contents == 'string';   }    function _isNoSel () { // nothing is selected     return selection.length === 0;   } }) (); ... View more

A recursive call a function. New Something like this: //@target illustrator (function recolLays(lays) {   for (var i = 0; i < lays.length; i++) {     if (lays.layers.length) recolLays(lays.layers);     lays.color = _getRandRgb();   }   function _getRandRgb() {     var rgbCol   = new RGBColor();     rgbCol.red   = __randInt(0, 255);     rgbCol.green = __randInt(0, 255);     rgbCol.blue  = __randInt(0, 255);     return rgbCol;     function __randInt(min, max) {       var rand = min + Math.random() * (max + 1 - min);       rand     = Math.floor(rand);       return rand;     }   } }(activeDocument.layers)); ... View more